Definitions

  • n. A spree, celebration, revelry.

Example Sentences

  • "The Shpil's next show - a Purim hulyanke Feb. 24 with dance leading by Bruce Bierman at the Workmen's Circle SoCal. come eat and drink and dance!" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • הוליאַנקע hulyanke

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      hulyankeh

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